Recently Lisa and I had the opportunity to participate in an extremely fun event out at Whitefish's very own, Whitefish Bike Retreat. Cricket Butler hosted Zander Ault and Heidi Rentz of The Cyclist's Menu out at the bike retreat on July 6th for a group ride followed by a delicious cycling menu chalk full of freshly grown, local farm foods from the Flathead Valley.

These pop up events not only bring together locals and friends within the community for a fun trail ride together, but also bring support to the trail systems and non-profits they visit. They also support local farmers and bring awareness to the importance of local foods. Zander and Heidi recently hit the road for this season's pop up events and their first stop was Whitefish, MT where all proceeds were donated to Flathead Area Mountain Bikers.

Zander & Heidi

Lisa and I were stoked to participate in the Cyclist's Menu Pop's Up Tour. Zander initially approached Lisa about the event and of course they could count us in! Biking and food at the retreat? DUH!

​The Whitefish Bike Retreat holds a place in all of our hearts here at Wheelie--check out that nice logo and website (cough cough). Of course we arrived with cameras in hand, prepared to ride, capture, and eat.

The group ride covered a little over 12 miles with several amazing mountain bikers and single track lovers and finished up back at the retreat. We ventured from the retreat out to Dollar lake and back racing ahead of the group to get "the shot" in 90 degree temperatures. Afterwards, participants spent the evening in Cricket's back yard eating Zander and Heidi's rice bowls made entirely from local meats and veggies.

big thanks to these local sponsors

Cabinet Mountain Brewing Co. provided beer while Two Bear Farm, Wicked Good Produce, Ginger Roots Farm, Glacier Aquaponics, Lower Valley Farms and Tucker Farm Cheese provided the fresh eats that Chef Z cooked up at the end of the ride.

Wheelie Creative loves photographing events like these. As big supporters of the Whitefish Trail system and The Whitefish Bike Retreat we'd like to extend a thank you to Zander and Heidi of the Cyclist's Menu for selecting Whitefish Montana as one of their stops on their Pop's Up Tour.

Pedal on!

For more information and to hear from Chef Z himself, check out this fun little video we made for The Cyclist's Menu.

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